Re: BUG #13188: .pgpass does not work

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:09 AM, bzb(dot)dev001(at)gmail(dot)com <bzb(dot)dev001(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> On 2015-04-29 01:06 AM, David G. Johnston wrote:
>
> On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, <bzb(dot)dev001(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>>
>> file: ~/.pgpass
>> ---------------
>> #hostname : port : database : username : password
>> * : 5432 : * : postgres : somepassword
>>
>>
>> When I exec psql without specifying the password, I cannot login...
>>
>> $ psql --host=localhost --port=5432 --username=postgres --no-password
>> psql: fe_sendauth: no password supplied
>>
>>
>>
> I would also remove the padding white space. The syntax is documented
> without and while the documentation is non-specific I've personally always
> avoided it and have never had a problem.
>
>
​And excessive whitespace?

Have you confirmed that you are able to connect by supplying the password
manually?

David J.​